Legend has it that on VJ Day in 1945, airmen returning home to RAF Coningsby from celebrations in Horncastle decided … More
Author: Horncastle History & Heritage Society
Horncastle Rejoices on VE Day
Using memories and original newspaper accounts we reveal the story of the biggest party in Horncastle’s history.
Soldiers in Town
Although today you would struggle to find any trace of it, hundreds of soldiers were stationed in and around Horncastle during the war.
Air Raids and the Aspidistra
In September 1940 Horncastle was the first town in the county to be bombed by the Nazis.
Home Front Horncastle
Here we look back on aspects of life in the town during the war years. From air precautions and the blackout to the Home Guard and the threat of invasion. Plus rationing, make do an mend, evacuees and wartime entertainments.
The War in the Countryside
We tend to think of the English countryside as unchanging but the Second World War had a big impact.
Roll of Honour
Here we have tried to collect information on the lives of the 41 men named on Horncastle’s memorials who died during WW2.
Postwar recovery?
VE Day may have been the end of the war in Europe, but the recovery took many years. Documents from … More
Horncastle soldiers around the world
Using first-hand accounts we have tried to give an impression of what the young men of Horncastle experienced on battlefields around the globe.
Joining Up
Memories of joining up in Horncastle in1939 and training with “B” (Horncastle) Company 4th Battalion Royal Lincolnshire Regiment
